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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Ms. Stilwell.
The Hon. D. Donaldson (Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Janet Austin
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 14) intituled Heritage Conservation Amendment Act, 2019 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 2, 2019.
Bill introduced and read a first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Ms. Cadieux, Bill (No. M 203) intituled Equal Pay Reporting Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Ms. Larson, Bill (No. M 204) intituled Interpretation (Uniform Pacific Time Zone) Amendment Act, 2019 was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Ms. Polak, Bill (No. M 205) intituled Name Amendment Act, 2019 was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. D. Plecas (Speaker) tabled the following documents:
Registrar of Lobbyists Investigation Report 19-01, Lobbyist: Utilia Amaral, January 24, 2019; and,
Registrar of Lobbyists Investigation Report 19-02, Lobbyist: Iuliana Calin, January 24, 2019.
By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —
That Rich Coleman and Doug Clovechok be appointed as members of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, replacing Tracy Redies and Peter Milobar.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.
On the motion of the Hon. C. James (Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier) Bill (No. 6) intituled Supply Act, 2018 – 2019 (Supplementary Estimates) was read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. C. James (Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier), Bill (No. 6) was referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 6) was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2019, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 12) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2019, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 43 | |||
| Chouhan Kahlon Begg Brar Heyman Donaldson Mungall Bains Beare Chen Popham |
Trevena Sims Chow Kang Simons D’Eith Routley Ma Elmore Dean Routledge |
Singh Leonard Glumac Darcy Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Eby Dix |
Ralston Mark Fleming Conroy Chandra Herbert Rice Malcolmson Furstenau Weaver Olsen |
| Nays — 39 | |||
| Cadieux de Jong Bond Polak Lee Stone Coleman Wat Bernier Thornthwaite |
Paton Ashton Barnett Yap Martin Davies Kyllo Sullivan Morris Stilwell |
Oakes Johal Redies Rustad Milobar Sturdy Clovechok Shypitka Hunt Throness |
Tegart Stewart Sultan Gibson Foster Isaacs Letnick Thomson Larson |
Bill (No. 5) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2019, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 9) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
Bill (No. 2) intituled Protection of Public Participation Act was again committed.
Mr. Lee moved a proposed amendment to section 4 of Bill (No. 2) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 42 | |||
| Chouhan Kahlon Begg Brar Heyman Donaldson Mungall Bains Beare Chen Popham |
Trevena Sims Chow Kang Simons D’Eith Routley Ma Elmore Dean Routledge |
Singh Leonard Glumac Darcy Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Eby |
Dix Ralston Mark Fleming Conroy Chandra Herbert Rice Malcolmson Furstenau Olsen |
| Yeas — 35 | |||
| Cadieux de Jong Bond Lee Coleman Wat Bernier Thornthwaite Paton |
Ashton Barnett Yap Martin Davies Kyllo Sullivan Morris Stilwell |
Ross Johal Redies Rustad Milobar Sturdy Clovechok Shypitka Hunt |
Throness Tegart Stewart Sultan Gibson Foster Thomson Larson |
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 7.01 p.m.
HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker
Monday, March 25
4 Mr. Ross to move —
Be it resolved that this House support real opportunity for Indigenous communities in British Columbia.
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